(537) Pauly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 July 1904 by A. Charlois at Nice.
Where Pauly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pauly is 3.36 au from the Sun and 4.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 537 |
| Provisional designation | A904 NB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 40.7 km (#954 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.322 |
| Rotation period | 16.2 hours |
| Spectral type | DU: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 9.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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